ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Marriage Act
42. Duty to register marriages
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
42. Duty to register marriages
(1)A person who celebrates or officiates at a marriage shall deliver a copy of the marriage certificate to the Registrar and the Registrar shall enter the details of such a certificate in a register of marriages maintained for that purpose by the Registrar.(2)Where the Registrar officiates at a marriage, the Registrar shall enter the details of the marriage in the register of marriages maintained under subsection (1).(3)A person who fails to register a marriage commits an offence and shall upon conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to a community service order or to both.